Railway-crossing structure



Aug- 25, 1925,

H. E. MUCHNIC RAILWAY CROSSING STRUCTURE V-f-iilgd Nov. 14

. 1.. KS /U l 1 www 4 m Patented Aug.4 `25, 1.925.

, UNITED STATES HENRY E. MUCHNIC, F ATCHISON, KAINSAS.

HEISSUED RAILWAY-CROSSING STRUCTURE Aapplicati-1mi niet Nevember 14, 192s. serial Nb. avesse.'

f This invention relates to improvements` in railway` `crossing structures, and is a modivticatioii" 't' thef'structure originally shown and claimed in my prior Patent 1,154,534,

- patented September 21,1915.

In the present form I have provided approach plates coactable with the out-side of the rails of a track and an intermediateV plate constructedl tol bridge the space between the rails, these elements being Varied in form and arrangement to accommodate various track layouts. In the present embodiment, I have constructed my plates to vpermit securing ofthe intermediate plate in position between the rails without spikes or other through fastening means, permitting disposition of the .plate without re ard to the'location of the cross-ties whic is necessary where through spikes or the like l are used.

Anothery object of my invention is to provide a structure of this character which 'may be positioned without interference from the rail joints or tie-plates, this being accomplished by the provision of integral lugs which may be knocked or chipped olii' froml the supporting flanges. U

Another ob]ect consists in the provision" of an approach plate which will interlock with or engage a track rail so that with the assistancel of ordinary s ikes driven in the ties at the side of the p ate opposite to the rail the approach plate may be held securely in position.

The purpose of these plates'ls to carry'a roadway or other crossingl over a track 1n such wisethat access to t e track or roadbed may be rreadily had in order to permit the crossing of the track to be laid wlth a minimum of expense 'and labor, eliminating the use of planks, concrete or the like now in general use. y

These and other objects will be more fully set forth 'and described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view showing my railway crossing as applied to a single track.

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` Fig. 2 is a vertical section along linev2 -2 ofF1g.1.

In the drawings,V 10 designates, generally, theI ordinary T-shaped rails having the head portions 10 and the base flanges 10 and 10 extending to outside of the central web 10. These rails10 are 'carried on the usual transverse sleepers orties 12. In the form shown, the track is secured to` ties 12 by tieplates 1 3 of conventional construction,`and

I have illustrated such a rail joint, generally lndlcated by numerall/i, also of conventional construction, and including a chair or tieV .plate member.

rExtending between the rails 10 is the intermediate plate member, generally indicated by numeral 15, and comprising a body or supporting portion 15 provided with cross ribs or corrugations 15b to eliminate ly and outwardly from the upper supportmg portions 15 are the side flanges 15. Between the sidey anges and formed integral therewith and with the upper portion 15 are the stren thening ribsv 15" serving to strengthen an r e-inforce thel structure.

danger of slipping. 4Extending downward-` At their supporting edges the anges 15 y are provided with lugs 15 (see Fig. 1) whicy may be broken or chipped om, as desired, thus permitting the yflanges to rest upon the base ofthe rails without interferencel from rail joints or tie plate members,4 the lugs being broken away to accommodate such members, as shown, for eX- To secure th v intermediate late 15 between the rails, I provide we ges or filler blocks 17 of wood, or the like, which may be slid longitudinally of the rail into posi' tion beneath thehead ofthe rail, y these members 17 coacting with the rail vheads and the flanges 15 to prevent vertical displacement of the supporting-plate 15, the

lugs 15 preventing movement longitudinally ofthe track. l

In use with a. single track, as shown in the drawing, I provide an approach plate 20 at the outer lside of each rail, these approach plates-being provided with the upper corrugated supporting surfaces 20 and the vertical depending flanges 20b and 20, the

former having an angularly directed base plate 20d. Intermediate the ends of the approach plate 20 the iange 20 is inset to no Y provide a recess 20 for theaccommodation of theiral joint er,` similar member. At

the sides of the recess 20e the flange 20c is projected outwardly of the plate 20 to lit beneath and engage the rail head a, as indicated at The portions 20t of ilange 20 are continued downwardly to rest upon the base plate of a rail and are maintained n in position by spikes or the like engaging accessto the road-bed in-contra-destinction to planks, concrete, or thelike now generally used. It will also be apparent that these plate members may be laid without interference from the rail joint, tie-plates, or the like, thus permitting ready application to .existing track-ways.

I do not wish to be restricted to the form shown and described, except as defined in the appended claims. l

I/Vhat I claim is:

l. In combination with a `pair of rails, a late member extending therebetween, sai plate having depending V,supporting flanges, and wedgeI members inserted be'- tween each rail and the adjacent flange'.

2. In combination with a pair of. rails, a plate member extending therebetween, said plate having depending outwardly inclined supporting flanges, and wedge memybers inserted between each of said rails and the adjacent flange. t l

3. An article of manufacture comprising a railway crossing plate having an upper supporting portion, and depending supporti ing flanges, said flanges being pro-vided with removable lu at their supporting edges. h4.' In combination with a pair of rails avm base flanges, and a plate member" exten mg between said rails, said plate memberhavlng depending supporting flanges resting upon said rail flanges, and members coacting with said rails and said plate members to prevent vertical displacementl of sald plate members.

'5. In combination with a pair of rails my name.

HENRY E. MUCHNIC. 

